Every insurer shall furnish to any applicant for accident and sickness insurance in this state a written outline showing the major coverage of the policy applied for, the major exclusions of the policy applied for, the renewal provisions of the policy applied for, and a reference to the policy with respect to further provisions. The written outline shall be given to the applicant at the time of signing the application for the policy and the forms of the outlines shall be subject to the same requirements for filing and approval as are set forth for the filing and approval of policy forms as required in Code Sections 33-24-9 and 33-24-10.
(Code 1933, § 56-3008, enacted by Ga. L. 1960, p. 289, § 1.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Handing information to applicant in person not required.
- This section, properly interpreted, does not require that information be handed to an applicant in person by an agent of the soliciting company at the time the application is signed. 1968 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 68-414.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Blood poisoning traceable to attendance upon patient as within coverage extended by accident policy, 61 A.L.R. 1072.
What constitutes medical or surgical treatment, or the like, within exclusionary clause of accident policy or accidental death feature of life policy, 65 A.L.R.2d 1449.
Liability insurance: "accident" or "accidental" as including loss resulting from ordinary negligence of insured or his agent, 7 A.L.R.3d 1262.
Construction and application of provision in health or hospitalization policy excluding or postponing coverage of illness originating prior to issuance of policy or within stated time, 94 A.L.R.3d 990.
Accident insurance: death or disability incident to partaking of food or drink as within provision as to external, violent, and accidental means, 29 A.L.R.4th 1230.